Dave Bautista, Steven Yeun, Zoë Kravitz, Léa Seydoux, Riley Keough and
Channing Tatum have been added to the Zellner brothers' (
"Sasquatch Sunset") alien invasion comedy
"Alpha Gang". The film also stars and is produced by
Cate Blanchett. The film will be lensed by cinematographer
Mike Gioulakis (
"Split",
"It Follows").
The film centers on a group of alien invaders sent to conquer Earth. Disguised in human form as a 1950s leather-clad biker gang, dubbed the Alpha Gang. They are ruthless in their mission, until they succumb to the most toxic and contagious human condition of all: emotions. Blanchett plays the Alpha Gang's indomitable leader, with the new cast members set to play the gang members. The film is scheduled to shoot in Spring 2025.
CAA Media Finance is handling North American distribution rights. The Zellner brothers are producing
"Alpha Gang" for ZBi, with Blanchett and
Coco Francini for Dirty Films, as well as
Gina Gammell for Felix Culpa,
Ryan Zacarias for Fat City,
Mary Aloe for Aloe Entertainment and
Andrea Bucko for Sugar Rush Pictures.
The film is presented by Rabbits Black whose Executive Producers are
Sean Krajewski, Ronnie Exley, Lawrence Minicone and
Jeremy Ross, along with
Tyler Peters and
Sophie Curtis of Electric Void, and
Tom Ogden, in association with Aloe's partners at Partners in Kind,
Gillian Hormel and
Shelly Tygielski.
Kravitz is currently filming
Darren Aronofsky's
"Caught Stealing". Yeun can next be seen in
Bong Joon-ho's sci-fi black comedy
"Mickey 17".